Monument record MDO7257 - Bush Barrow, Chaldon Herring

A bowl barrow. In 1970 this monument was reported as being around 66 feet in diameter with a mound about 7 feet high. At this time it was described as damaged and covered in trees. The Bronze Age barrow is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs.

SY 79958199. Bush Barrow is a tree-coveed and damaged bowl barrow, 66ft diameter by 7ft high situated on the north east slope of a ridge. <1> <3>

Bush Barrow (name not confirmed), a bowl barrow as described by RCHM <3>. Its diameter is 18.5m. And height 2.5m. There is no visible ditch. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <4>

The Bronze Age barrow is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs <6>. The barrow is sub-circular and measures 13 m in diameter. This feature was digitally plotted as part of the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

<1> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 99 (Monograph). SDO132.

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1963 (Map). SWX1540.

(SY 79958199) Bush Barrow (NR)

<3> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 441 (Monograph). SDO150.

‘(43) Bush Barrow, bowl (SY 78 SE: 79958199) on N.E. slope of ridge. Diam. 66 ft., ht. 7 ft. Tree-covered and damaged.’

<4> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F1 JGB 21-JUL-80 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.

<6> Dorset County Council, XX-XXX-2002, Dorset CC Vertical Digital Photo Tile (Aerial Photograph). SDO13248.

<7> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East) (Unpublished document). SDO17434.

<8> Historic England, Historic England Archive, F52/67/3 (Index). SDO14738.

VIEW FROM NORTH

<9> Historic England, Historic England Archive, OS52/F67/3 (Index). SDO14738.

BUSH BARROW FROM NORTH. Photographer: UNKNOWN

<10> National Record of the Historic Environment, 454143 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Oct 15 2024 3:42PM